The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone

The fracture propagation on the rock causes failure and impacts the sustainability time of the structure. As part of the present work, sandstone with the variation of preexisting crack angle was simulated using the extended finite element method (XFEM). The crack propagation on sandstone has a preex...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mughieda, Omer S., Namdar, Abdoullah, Alzaylaie, Marwan, Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/1/The%20effect%20of%20preexisting%20fracture%20angles%20on%20crack%20propagation.pdf
_version_ 1848827121060806656
author Mughieda, Omer S.
Namdar, Abdoullah
Alzaylaie, Marwan
Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
author_facet Mughieda, Omer S.
Namdar, Abdoullah
Alzaylaie, Marwan
Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
author_sort Mughieda, Omer S.
building UMP Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The fracture propagation on the rock causes failure and impacts the sustainability time of the structure. As part of the present work, sandstone with the variation of preexisting crack angle was simulated using the extended finite element method (XFEM). The crack propagation on sandstone has a preexisting fracture angle of 30°, 45°, and 60°, with an equivalent crack length. The impact of preexisting fracture angle on the possibility of crack propagation, failure mechanism, and displacement at a critical point of all models was studied. The numerical simulation revealed the crack angle of the model control vibration and its impact on the model’s seismic stability. The XFEM results are validated with reference to those available in the literature. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are used for prediction by considering the training, testing, and validation process and analyzing prediction errors. The present simulation’s conclusion significantly supports the model’s displacement prediction with no crack propagation occurrence. In addition, by considering the preexisting fracture angle of a model, the load sustainability can be estimated.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T03:55:40Z
format Article
id ump-44524
institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T03:55:40Z
publishDate 2025
publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling ump-445242025-05-08T08:46:30Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/ The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone Mughieda, Omer S. Namdar, Abdoullah Alzaylaie, Marwan Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak QE Geology TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The fracture propagation on the rock causes failure and impacts the sustainability time of the structure. As part of the present work, sandstone with the variation of preexisting crack angle was simulated using the extended finite element method (XFEM). The crack propagation on sandstone has a preexisting fracture angle of 30°, 45°, and 60°, with an equivalent crack length. The impact of preexisting fracture angle on the possibility of crack propagation, failure mechanism, and displacement at a critical point of all models was studied. The numerical simulation revealed the crack angle of the model control vibration and its impact on the model’s seismic stability. The XFEM results are validated with reference to those available in the literature. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are used for prediction by considering the training, testing, and validation process and analyzing prediction errors. The present simulation’s conclusion significantly supports the model’s displacement prediction with no crack propagation occurrence. In addition, by considering the preexisting fracture angle of a model, the load sustainability can be estimated. John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2025 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/1/The%20effect%20of%20preexisting%20fracture%20angles%20on%20crack%20propagation.pdf Mughieda, Omer S. and Namdar, Abdoullah and Alzaylaie, Marwan and Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak (2025) The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone. Material Design and Processing Communications, 2025 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2577-6576. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1155/mdp2/4664900 https://doi.org/10.1155/mdp2/4664900
spellingShingle QE Geology
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Mughieda, Omer S.
Namdar, Abdoullah
Alzaylaie, Marwan
Abdul Syukor, Abd Razak
The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone
title The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone
title_full The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone
title_fullStr The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone
title_full_unstemmed The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone
title_short The effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone
title_sort effect of preexisting fracture angles on crack propagation in sandstone
topic QE Geology
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44524/1/The%20effect%20of%20preexisting%20fracture%20angles%20on%20crack%20propagation.pdf